Senior Data Engineer

Summary

Join Scalable Capital, a leading digital investment platform in Europe, and contribute to their data-driven company by developing a scalable cloud-based data backbone. You will shape an AWS-based streaming and batch data processing solution, create a financial data warehouse, prepare and clean data, and develop data models for advanced analytics. Collaborate with data scientists, product & development colleagues, and build interactive dashboards and reporting solutions. Share your expertise in data best practices and work with a highly ambitious and skilled team in a growing data department.

Requirements

• Excellent University degree in computer science, mathematics, natural sciences, or similar field and relevant working experience
• Experience designing and operating data pipelines in AWS
• Excellent SQL Skills, including advanced concepts such as window functions, experience with dbt is a plus
• Very good programming skills in Python, including frameworks like PySpark
• Experience with AWS Services like S3, Athena, Redshift and Glue
• Experience using infrastructure-as-code tools such as terraform
• A passion for everything-as-code and code that is well architected, testable and documented
• Data-driven and good with numbers whilst being able to explain complex concepts in simple terms
• Experience using agile frameworks like Scrum
• Interest in financial services and markets
• Fluent English communication and presentation skills
• Sense of humour and positive outlook on life

Responsibilities

• Develop our scalable cloud-based data backbone which drives our data-driven company using the most up-to-date technologies in the data space
• Shape an AWS based streaming and batch data processing solution, ingesting data from 3rd party as well as our internal backend services
• Create a financial data warehouse combining latest technologies with features required by regulatory requirements
• Prepare and clean structured and unstructured data and develop high-quality data models for advanced analytics, machine learning and AI use cases
• Work with highly ambitious and skilled people in our growing data department
• Work closely together with our data scientists, product & development colleagues to release smart features for our product
• Build interactive dashboards and reporting solutions to support stakeholders, such as management, marketing, sales and quantitative research
• Share your expert knowledge about data best practices within the company

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Java and Kotlin is a plus

Benefits

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers
• Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients
• Work from our centrally located offices in the heart of Munich or Berlin, nestled in lively neighborhoods filled with vibrant restaurants, cozy cafés, and a wide range of convenient amenities or choose to work remotely within Germany (if eligible for the job)
• Be productive with the latest hardware and tools
• Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing sessions and spending your individual Education Budget